The Conqueror's Story


The Conqueror's Story is a Hong Kong television series based on the events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the founding of the Han dynasty in Chinese history. It was first broadcast in 2004 in Hong Kong on TVB Jade.

Plot

The plot follows a story-by-story pattern, with each episode featuring an event before and during the Chu–Han Contention. A cast member explains the background of the story in the prologue of each episode.

Pre-episode extras

Prior to the start of each episode is an extra scene that provides an explanation to a certain main point within that episode, many of which have been enshrined in history books, or have become idioms frequently used in modern Chinese society.
#Rough translation of title Original title Presenter
1Rising in rebellion揭竿起義Cheung Chi-kwong
2Street rascal市井之徒Ng May-hang
3Uprising of the Slaying of the White Serpent斬白蛇起義Law Lok-lam
4Evaluation of the First Emperor秦始皇功過Cheng Chi-sing
5The Second Emperor二世祖Lam Wai-san
6Beauty Yu虞美人Ka Bik-yee
7Humiliation of crawling between another person's legs胯下之辱Cheung Chi-kwong
8Li Yiji酈食其Law Lok-lam
9Zhang Liang's plan張良計Lam Wai-san
10King Huai of Chu楚懷王Cheng Chi-sing
11A subject's title卿子冠軍Ng May-hang
12Breaking cauldrons and sinking boats破釜沉舟Adam Cheng
13To call a deer a horse指鹿爲馬Henry Lo
14Three conditions in an agreement約法三章Cheung Chi-kwong
15Feast at Hong Gate鴻門夜宴Ngai Wai
16Apes bathed and dressed in human clothes沐猴而冠Wayne Lai
17Out with the old, in with the new推陳出新Mak Ka-lun
18Xiao He chases Han Xin under the moonlight蕭何月下追韓信Siu Chuen-yung
19Pretending to repair the gallery roads while secretly passing through Chencang明修棧道 暗渡陳倉Adam Cheng
20Reverse Strategy反間計Henry Lo
21When Han Xin selects his soldiers, the more the better韓信點兵 多多益善Lam Wai-san
22The Battle of Sui River睢水之戰Ngai Wai
23Traveling at night dressed in glamorous outfits錦衣夜行Wayne Lai
24Ancient torture methods古代極刑Ka Bik-yee
25The fake king of Qi假齊王Siu Chuen-yung
26Offer me a bowl of broth分我杯羹Ng May-hang
27Going back on one's words出爾反爾Cheng Chi-sing
28The Hong Canal鴻溝Law Lok-lam
29Surrounded by Chu songs四面楚歌Mak Ka-lun
30Too ashamed to face my folks from Jiangdong無面目見江東父老Adam Cheng

Cast